Insight and Analysis

The Wait Continues: Could ‘Futures’ picks one day pay off?

May 22, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
We’ve seen CFL teams draft players with NFL commitments that arrive in Canada later down the road. Here, we take a look at six highly-skilled players that CFL teams are still waiting on.

Ready to Run: Argo backfield offers up plenty of options

May 22, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
From the unknown AJ Ouellette to former NFL second round pick Bishop Sankey, expect there to be plenty of competition for handoffs in the Argos’ offence in 2021.

Leroy Blugh brings HOF credentials to Lions’ D-line

May 21, 2021 | Matt Baker
Hired as defensive line coach by his old friend Rick Campbell in January 2020, Leroy Blugh himself brings instant credibility. BCLions.com’s Matt Baker has more.

Argos staff w/ Sask ties embark on familiar journey

May 21, 2021 | Jamie Nye
When CFL.ca’s Jamie Nye looks at coach Ryan Dinwiddie’s staff in Toronto, he sees a lot of familiar Saskatchewan faces. That could be a good thing for an Argos team that’s ...

A Picture and a Thousand Words: Ridgway’s GC-winning field goal

May 20, 2021 | Don Landry
CFL.ca’s Don Landry takes a deep look at one of the CFL’s greatest Grey Cup moments — and photographs — detailing what’s in it in 1,000 words.

Cauz: No tanking needed for CFL teams to capture stars

May 19, 2021 | Matthew Cauz
Unlike some of the other major sports leagues, the CFL relies on excellent scouting and even a little bit of luck to find its stars. CFL.ca’s Matthew Cauz explains.

Ferguson: Nothing like a heated quarterback battle

May 18, 2021 | Marshall Ferguson
As CFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson writes, there’s nothing like a heated battle between two quarterbacks.

O’Leary: Some would-be training camp thoughts

May 18, 2021 | Chris O'Leary
Normally, this is the time of year that CFL training camps are open and rosters start to take shape. CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary shares some would-be training camp storylines as we ...

Risk and Reward: 8 ‘Futures’ that eventually made it to the CFL

May 15, 2021 | CFL.ca Staff
While Edmonton took a risk drafting NFL-bound Tevaun Smith eighth overall in 2016, Smith has since become an impact player in the CFL. Sometimes it pays to take risks with futures picks in the ...

Landry: Anti-rouge? Maybe you’ve missed the point

May 13, 2021 | Don Landry
With people talking about the necessity of the rouge, CFL.ca’s Don Landry went to a few experts on the topic: Former Bombers’ kicker Troy Westwood and Riders HC and special teams guru ...

Nye: Storylines that still buzz a year later

May 13, 2021 | Jamie Nye
In this extended break from CFL action, CFL.ca’s Jamie Nye rekindles some of the top storylines he’s interested in for the 2021 season.

Ferguson: When draft classes collide

May 13, 2021 | Marshall Ferguson
With the 2020 and 2021 rookie classes set to collide in training camps this year, CFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson took it a step further and assembled some all-rookie lineups on offence and defence.

O’Leary: TSN’s Duane Forde w/ some East-West context

May 12, 2021 | Chris O'Leary
TSN football analyst Duane Forde shares his knowledge on some of the players listed in the 2021 East-West Bowl rosters with CFL.ca senior writer Chris O’Leary.

Cauz: Filling the in-between time of the off-season

May 11, 2021 | Matthew Cauz
As we enter an especially long post-draft, pre-training camps portion of the off-season, CFL.ca’s Matt Cauz takes a creative look at what teams and players from around the league might be ...

Tait: More on the Bombers and the ’21 CFL Draft

May 10, 2021 | Ed Tait
After going third overall in the CFL Draft, Liam Dobson got a lofty comparison thrown his way, in the form of legendary Blue Bomber o-lineman Chris Waltby. Bluebombers.com’s Ed Tait takes a ...

Morris: Post-CFL Draft breakdown with TSN’s Duane Forde

May 7, 2021 | Jim Morris
As the dust settled after the CFL Draft, CFL.ca’s Jim Morris spoke with TSN Draft expert Duane Forde about teams’ hits, misses and a couple of undrafted gems that are still out there.

Breaking down Winnipeg’s 2021 CFL Draft class

May 7, 2021 | Ed Tait
Winnipeg Blue Bombers general manager has a full breakdown of his team’s 2021 Draft class.

Landry’s 5 takeaways from the CFL Draft

May 6, 2021 | Don Landry
From the last player drafted, Myles Manalo, to Edmonton taking one player from every position, CFL.ca’s Don Landry has his takeaways from the 2021 CFL Draft.

Nye: Digging into the Riders’ 2021 CFL Draft class

May 5, 2021 | Jamie Nye
CFL.ca’s Jamie Nye offers up his thoughts on the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ 2021 CFL Draft class that hit on just about every need the team might have, present and future.

Numbers Game: A closer look at the 2011 champion BC Lions

May 1, 2021 | Matt Baker
The story of the 2011 Grey Cup champion BC Lions has, admittedly, been re-told quite a few times over the years. But as yours truly was racking his brain to think of an angle to coincide with the ...
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